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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

FREDERIOICQUEDNOIV, OF CLEMENTON, NEWV JERSEY.

STAM P-AFFIXER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,791, dated July 5, 1898.

I Application filed November 29,1897. $erial No. 660,089. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK QUEnNow, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clementon, in the county of Camden, State of New Jersey, have invented 'a new and usesorbent material on the base of the device and then contact with the envelop or paper, so as to wet or moisten the same preparatory to the full extent of descent of the plunger when the stamp is pressed against the wet ortion of the device beinghereinafter more fully;

set forth, and the novel features pointed out in the claims that follow the specification Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a stamp-affixer embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal verticalsection thereof.

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Referring to the drawings, A designates the base of the device, the same being hollow and adapted to contain water or other suitable fluid for moistening stamps. In the upper face of said base is the opening B, which is occupied by the frame 0, within which is the piece C of sponge or other absorbent material, which latter dips into the fluid in said base A.

Rising from the base is the elbow D, on whose upper limb are bosses E E, in which is guided the plunger F, the latter being pressed upwardly by a suitable spring and carrying the cross-head G, which is adapted to move along the vertical'plate H, which connects said bosses, thus preventing rotation or turning of the plunger. The ends of said crosshead have thereon projections J, which latter are adapted to ride upon the angular arms K,

whose upper ends are pivotally connected with the boss E and formed with shoulders K, against which the projections J bear when the plungeris depressed, said arms being deflectedin angular form, so that when said arms are advanced by the pressure of the projections on said shoulders K said projections ride down along the right-line portion K of said arms and prevent the return of the arms during the subsequent descent of the plunger. The lower ends of the arms are connected by the bar K the same carrying the pad L, which when in normal position contacts with the upper end of the sponge or absorbent material C.

The lower end of the plunger passes freely through thetop M of the box N and has connected with it the. presser-head P, which, owing to the spring Q,which bears against said top and a shoulder on said plunger, causes the normal position of said head to be at the upper portion of said box, but when the plunger is lowered the head is depressed against the stamp in the box, the latter being open ,on its bottom, where it is provided with the lips R, which project inwardly and serve to prevent the dropping of stamps from said box.

7 On the base A is the stop S, to which is secured thefingers T, which project forwardly :from said stop above the base A, parallel with the long' sides of said base, a space existing between said lingers and the upper side of the base for the insertion of the envelop, said fingers constituting guides to prevent the ascent of the envelop when the plunger rises and also serving to properly locate the envelop at the stamp-corner below the box N.

In order to remove the box, the body of the same is formed separate from the top M, and the latter is provided with studs U and V, which project horizontally therefrom, the studs V entering openings in one side of the body of the box and the stud U receiving the spring-catch W, which is connectedwith the opposite side of the box, thus suspending the body from the top and permitting of the removal of said body when said catch is drawn forward, the body then being detached.

The operation is as follows: The baseis supplied with water and the box with stamps,

the gummed sides of the latter being down. An envelop, &c., is then placed on the base beneath the box, the stamp corner being above. The plunger is now depressed, and as the pad L has been in contact with the top of the sponge or absorbent piece said pad is moistened or wet, and as the projections J press against the shoulders of the arms K the latter are moved forwardly and the pad L is carried quickly under the box in contact wit-l1 the adjacent portion of the envelop, &e., whereby said portion is supplied with water and made moist, and as the plunger continues its descent the bottom of the box contacts with the envelop as a stop. The head P within the box descends to some extent under the action of the plunger, and so exerts pressure upon the pile of stamps, so that the lower most stamp is pressed firmly against the wet or moistened surface of the envelop, &c., thus causing the stamp to adhere to the envelop, the. The plunger is now let go, whereby it rises, and both the head and box move therewith independent of each other. Now as the stamp has adhered to the envelop, &e., it is drawn out from the box, and the bottom of the latter presents another stamp. Meanwhile the pad L, which had been advanced to the front of the box and above the envelop, &c., returns under said box to its normal position and again contacts with the sponge or absorbent material 0, limited in its rearward motion by the elevated back X of the frame C, against which the bar or carrier K of the pad L strikes, it being noticed that said arms are drawn rearwardly by the spring Y, which is connected with the same and a proper portion of the elbow l). The pad depends from the carrier K and projects downwardly, and as the arms describe their circular motion said pad after being moistened and advancing is so gaged that should the base be unoccupied it will not be wet or moistened; but when an envelop, &c., is upon said base it alone will be contacted by said pad, it being also noticed that the pad moves under the box without contacting with the bottom of the box or stamps.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A spring-actuated plunger and bearings therefor,a transverse cross-head on said plunger having lateral projections, a pair of arms on opposite sides of the plunger with which the said projections engage, a guide on which said cross-head has sliding movement, a pad carried by the lower ends of said arms, a hollow base directly under said plunger, a box carried by the lower end of said plunger, and

a piece of absorbent material in said base and partly rising therefrom, said pad being adapted to contact with said piece, and to pass under said box and contact with the face of an envelop, &c. supported on the base.

2. A base having an unyielding pressuresurface and adapted to contain fluid, a piece of absorbent material adapted to dip into said base, a frame on the base for supporting the said piece, the back of said frame rising above said piece as a stop, a spring-controlled plunger mounted in bearings, a stamp-receptacle carried by and movable with said plunger, swinging arms mounted on the bearings of said plunger, a downwardly-projecting pad on the lower ends of said arms, and a crosshead on the plunger adapted to engage and operate said arms, said arms being movable between the stamp-receptacle and said base, and adapted to contact in normal position with said piece, and when in operation to pass over the base in contact with the face of an envelop, the. thereon.

3. A base adapted to contain a lluid, and a piece of absorbent material dipping thereinto, an elbow rising from said base, a vertical plate connected with said elbow, a boss on said plate, a spring-pressed plunger in said boss, a stamp-receiving box having its top freely carried by said plunger, a movable head in said box, connected with said plunger, a deflected arm mounted on said boss and having a shoulder on its upper end, a cross-head on said plunger adapted to engage with said shoulder, and ride along the rightlined portion of said arm, a pad carried by the lower end of said arm, and projecting downwardly adapted to contactwith said absorbent material, and sweep over said base, a spring connected with said arm for returning the same to its normal position and yielding fingers on said base elevated above the same.

4. In a stamp-ailixer, the combination of a rigid hollow base having a moistening-piece rising therefrom, a guide supported by said base, a plunger mounted in said guide and having a cross-head secured thereto provided with ontwardly-projeeting projections, a pair of spring-actuated arms pivotally attached at their upper ends to the guide and carrying a pad at their lower ends, said projections bearing upon the arms and operating them when the plunger is depressed, and a stampbox supported solely by and movable with the plunger.

FREDERTCK QUEDNO \Y.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN A. Wnanunsnmn, Wu. C. Wncnmisumn.

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